Sabotage (1996)

Former special services agent plays an intricate game of chess involving several federal agencies. Queen takes pawn.

Director:

Tibor Takács

Writers:

Rick Filon, Michael Stokes

Stars:

Mark Dacascos, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tony Todd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Dacascos	...	Michael Bishop
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Louise Castle
Tony Todd	...	Jason Sherwood
Graham Greene	...	Nicholas Tollander
John Neville	...	Prof. Follenfant
James Purcell	...	Putley
Sarah Rosen Fruitman	...	Melissa Castle
Richard Coulter	...	Jeffrey Trent
Heidi von Palleske	...	Susan Trent
John Paul Young	...	Mr. Hickey
Roman Podhora	...	Jack Marker
Nilo Picchi	...	Smith
Mandy Schaffer	...	Lindsay
James Loxley	...	Detective Harris
Terri Hawkes	...	Jess

Storyline

An ex-Navy commando (Mark Dacscos) is framed for a bungled mission to save hostages from terrorists in which he survived being shot 7 times by an assassin (Tony Todd). Years later, he is hired to protect a weapons distributor and his wife, only to have the same assassin kill them. This sets him on a mission with the assigned FBI agent (Carrie Anne Moss) to bring the killers and conspirators to justice. Graham Greene appears as Dacasco's former commander.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | fbi | hostage | gay friend | hanging upside down | 

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Taglines:

The Dark Heart Of The Black Ops Beats To A Secret Agenda.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and some language

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 1997 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Dark Assassin

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Applecreek Communications Inc., Applecreek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 95 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carrie-Anne Moss and John Neville also starred in the pilot episode of F/X: The Series.

User Reviews

The Movie With the Best Tagline Ever!

"The Dark Heart Of The Black Ops Beats To A Secret Agenda..." "Sabotage" is a fantastic action movie. The plot: Michael Bishop (Dacascos) is an ex-army commando, who after almost getting killed, is asked to become a bodyguard for an arms dealer. After a routine pick-up at the airport, the dealer is killed by Sherwood(Todd), an assassin for the government. Bishop is blamed and he's on the run.

The plot description doesn't do it justice. This movie is an action-packed thrill ride. This is one the first movies to use the "bullet time" effects. This was made three years before the "The Matrix". The whole cast does a great job. The standout is Tony Todd as Sherwood. He's so evil, you just want to kill him every time he's on screen. This is one of Dacascos' best movies. ("Drive" is another Direct-To-Video Classic).

There is a lot of energy and thought put into the action sequences. The ice rink fight and the climax are just so cool.

"Sabotage" is highly recommended! For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com